Medics call for ban on such toys, saying damage from them is similar to bullet wounds.
Video shows hero climbers manually breaking ice off its cable stays at height of 324m (1,063ft) in Vladivostok.
State of emergency called but locals are told they cannot shoot endangered species scavenging for food at local dump.
State of emergency in three districts as 100,000 residents without power, 1,000-plus trees felled.
Teams of hunters are being formed in the Sakha Republic to cull thousands of wolves responsible for attacks on deer herds and horses.
Russian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.
As it arrives, cosmodrome is hit by claims it is victim of 'fraud of the century'.
Schoolchildren of all ages are asked to stay home as gusts of wind reach 29 metres per second.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.